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World War 2 Start-End
"The war to end all wars" begins and ends after 6 years of long hard fighting. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill delivers the iron curtain speech. The significance of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech is that it announced the beginning of the Cold War -
Truman Doctrine Created
The Truman Doctrine was created from a speech given by President Truman.United States provided military and economic assistance to all democratic nations threatened from forces. -
Marshall Plan
The marshal plan is announced. This gave helped Europe and United States gave 13 billion dollars. It helped rebuild Europe after the end of World War 2 -
NATO Ratified
The north Atlantic treaty organization is ratified. intergovernmental military alliance of North American and European states. North Atlantic Treaty. -
Korean War Begin
Korean war began when 75,000 North Korean Invaded South Korea. The United Nations aided South Korea. -
Korean War Ended
An armistice was signed July 27, 1953. It ended the war in Korea. North and South Korea separate. They occupy the same territory they had when the war began. -
17th Parallel
The Vietnam split at 17th parallel. The Geneva agreements were signed and that allowed French to withdraw their troops from northern Vietnam. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
CIA helps stop the regimes in Iran And Guatemala. The CIA saved the hostages in the situation. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was formed. It was a collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. -
Bay Of Pigs Invasion
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. The Bay of Pigs Invasion. Failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA paramilitary group Brigade 2506. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13-day tense confrontation between u.s and soviet union. Nuclear Armed missiles were just 90 miles from the shore of Florida on Cuba island. -
Vietnam War Involvement
U.S. involvement in Vietnam increased.It was a conflict that marked the communist regime of North Vietnam and Viet Cong against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. -
Test Ban Treaty
The test ban treaty was ratified. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The berlin wall fall was when the communist party announced a change in relationship with the west. Since then they have been free to cross the border. -
Lithuania Becomes independent
In 1990 Lithuania becomes independent! Lithuania proclaims its independence from the USSR. -
Warsaw Pact Ends
36 years the Warsaw Pact has come to an end. The military alliance between the Soviet Union and its eastern European satellites—comes to an end. -
End of Soviet Union/Cold War Ends
This is the end of the cold war and the end of the soviet union. After 45 long years the the cold war finally ends.
